My parents have bats in their airing cupboard

BooJewels

sarahandme said:

You have misunderstood me and my family, we just want a simple stressless life 😳

I think that's pretty much what Momma bat said when she had her babies in your Mum's airing cupboard.

How would you feel if something significantly larger than you took your babies off you and dumped them in a field to die. If you think your Mother is scared, imagine how those poor babies felt.   I've been reading this thread with an increasing sense of disbelief - and I'm still not sure if it's a wind up.  And yes, I do have elderly relatives and not one of them would die of fright if confronted by a small furry animal, phobia or otherwise.  They've faced far, far worse in their lives and largely they're made of much sterner stuff than millenials.

 Yes, I love bats and have them living in my roof space. I consider it an honour that they chose me.

sarahandme

BooJewels said:

sarahandme said:

You have misunderstood me and my family, we just want a simple stressless life 😳

I think that's pretty much what Momma bat said when she had her babies in your Mum's airing cupboard.

How would you feel if something significantly larger than you took your babies off you and dumped them in a field to die. If you think your Mother is scared, imagine how those poor babies felt.   I've been reading this thread with an increasing sense of disbelief - and I'm still not sure if it's a wind up.  And yes, I do have elderly relatives and not one of them would die of fright if confronted by a small furry animal, phobia or otherwise.  They've faced far, far worse in their lives and largely they're made of much sterner stuff than millenials.

 Yes, I love bats and have them living in my roof space. I consider it an honour that they chose me.  

Yeah but at 86 a scare like she had can cause anything to happen. And we were not going to let that happen. 

sarahandme

@BooJewels
Well lets wait to see how you deal with your elderly mum if shes faced with this problem. 
This isn't fantasy, its actually happened. 
A scare like that can kill an elderly person, more so woman who is petrified of them. 
Lets see how you get on. Its just bats at the end of the day, not pretty birds or something. Don't tell me one day they will protect rats, and disease will be rife. 

BooJewels

sarahandme said:

@BooJewels
Well lets wait to see how you deal with your elderly mum if shes faced with this problem. 
This isn't fantasy, its actually happened. 
A scare like that can kill an elderly person, more so woman who is petrified of them. 
Lets see how you get on. Its just bats at the end of the day, not pretty birds or something. Don't tell me one day they will protect rats, and disease will be rife. 

I think you need to edit your previous post, you look like you've changed your mind.

My parents have both passed away recently, in their late 80s, but they were the ones that taught me about the beauty of the world and all the creatures in it and to appreciate them and enjoy their company and to consider it an honour when something wild chooses to spend time with you or be nearby.

I'm sorry that you missed out on those lessons - bats are fabulous little creatures - maybe if you learnt a bit more about them and the world around you, you'd learn to enjoy and appreciate it a bit more.   Maybe if your Mum was educated about them and how they live, she'd understand that she's not actually in any danger and a bit of calm and common sense would prevail. 

KxMx

To be fair with some phobias they just don't improve when common sense is applied.

My Mum is in her 60s and a long long way away from the 5yo child who was attacked by a goose. She can't to this day bear to be around any birds such as pigeons in case they flap.

She is a smart, strong, intelligent, sensible and confident adult but is still affected in a big way by what happened. It really has to be seen to be believed.

I myself have a phobia of daddy long legs, I'm shuddering just typing about them, I want very badly to scream when one comes near me especially when they make that sickening sound as they fly past. 

I have no idea why they effect me like that and have to damp down real panic before dealing with them and talk to myself very sternly indeed. 

OPs Mum is being described as particularly fragile and badly effected by these bats, perhaps getting in touch with her GP would be an idea as OP is clearly very concerned at the frailty of her Mum. 

onwards&upwards

KxMx said:

My Mum is in her 60s and a long long way away from the 5yo child who was attacked by a goose. She can't to this day bear to be around any birds such as pigeons in case they flap.

Does your mum kill birds that come near her?

Pollycat

sarahandme said:

You have misunderstood me and my family, we just want a simple stressless life, and that doesn't include bats thats all.  I think moving countries is a touch extreme don't you? And I definetly don't view us as criminals. We avoid it at all costs normally. I just think sometimes needs must.
It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if one day some idiot decides wood worm are protected, so we won't be allowed to touch them and our houses will rot to pieces and fall down around our heads. Who cares at the end of the day? 😳

Oh, I don't think I've misunderstood you and your family at all.

sarahandme

KxMx said:

To be fair with some phobias they just don't improve when common sense is applied.

My Mum is in her 60s and a long long way away from the 5yo child who was attacked by a goose. She can't to this day bear to be around any birds such as pigeons in case they flap.

She is a smart, strong, intelligent, sensible and confident adult but is still affected in a big way by what happened. It really has to be seen to be believed.

I myself have a phobia of daddy long legs, I'm shuddering just typing about them, I want very badly to scream when one comes near me especially when they make that sickening sound as they fly past. 

I have no idea why they effect me like that and have to damp down real panic before dealing with them and talk to myself very sternly indeed. 

OPs Mum is being described as particularly fragile and badly effected by these bats, perhaps getting in touch with her GP would be an idea as OP is clearly very concerned at the frailty of her Mum. 

Exactly, at least someone sees sense 👍

Pollycat

sarahandme said:

Exactly, at least someone sees sense 👍

I think you mean:

"At last. Someone who agrees with me".

sarahandme

Pollycat said:

sarahandme said:

Exactly, at least someone sees sense 👍

I think you mean:

"At last. Someone who agrees with me".

Exactly. It was all one way before apart from a few defending my story. 
I just think people seem full of themselves and have different views,  ideals how they would deal with things. But faced with these things in reality its a different kettle of fish.
Before this happened to mum I might have been joining the majority on my high horse and suggesting the same very things, preaching how its illegal etc to kill bats, but believe me when you see you're mum in the state we did, you would do whatever it takes to make her feel better or safe.